Automobile mirror



192 July 5 7 E. ISCHINGER AUTOMOBILE MIRROR Filed April 22, 1921 2Sheets-Sheet 1 E. ISCHINGER Jul 5, 1927.

AUTUMOBI LE MIRROR Filed April 22, 1921 Z Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July5, 1927.

ERIC isonmonn, OF EAST noonnsr'nn', NEW Y'oitx.

AU'TOMOBIIE MIRROR.

Application filed April 22, 1921. Serial No. 463,557

The object of this invention is to provide anew and improved form ofmirror for antomobiles, more especially for enclosed cars.

This and other objects of this invention willbe fully illustrated in thedrawing, de scribed in the specification and pointed out in the claimsat the end thereof.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a. perspective view of themirror in position.

Figure 2 is a vertical 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the main hinge and screw for adjustingit.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the base plate of the hinge.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the swinging block carried by thehinge.

-Figure 6 is a perspective view of the swinging leaf of the hinge.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the modified form of the main hingeand the screw for adjusting it.

Figure 8 is a perspective View of the base plate of the hinge showninFigure 7.

Figure 9 is a perspective View of the swinging leaf of the hinge shownin Figure 7.

Figures 10 and 11 show forms of the swinging block carriedon the hinge;

Figure 12 shows another modified form of the compound hinge and thescrew for adjusting it. 7

In the several figures of the drawing like reference numerals indicatelike parts.

In the drawings, reference nun'ieral 1 indicates the mirror havingsectionsQ and 3 which are joined together at the middle by the hinge 4-,which hinge has a vertical axis or an axis that is parallel with theline of division between the sections of the mirror. The hinge 4 isattached to and swings with the leaf 5 which is mounted upon the ears 6and 7 of the base plate 8 of the hinge. This base plate is provided withthe holes 9 and 10 to which screws are attached to fasten it to asuitable support, preferably the wooden framework above the windshield.Between the base plate and the support is section on the line I placed aplate 11 which takes up the end thrust of. the adjusting screw 12. Thisadjusting screw 12 has a large head on the end thereof. The base plate 8is swelled at 14 to receive the head and is perforated with an elongatedopenin to receive the shank of the screw. Threa ded on the screw is theswinging block 15 which is attachedto the and partially cutaway instead.As this screw is turned the block 15 travels out or in and tilts themirror or straightens it up as the driver may desire; Themirror' is adjuste'd for the driver so that it will reflect the road behind himthruthe back windows and the side windows of the car so that he can seethe roadwithout any other effort than by merely looking up into themirror. To get'the best results the mirrorwill be set higher than thedrivers head, and for a short driver will be tilted forward more than itWill-be tilted for a tall driver. The plates 5 and 8 of the hinge arefastened together by. a pin 18 which can be removed, permitting themirrorto be swung up from the bottom for the insertion of the screw inthe lower screw hole 10. The screw can be inserted in the upper hole 9without moving themir-ror. The mirror sections are supported atthe outerendsby the brackets with which engage the trunnion bearings carried onthe ends of the mirror casings.

In Figure 7 I have shown a modified form of the hinge in which the baseplate is provided with cars 31 and 32 and the swinging leaf 33 isprovided with the ears 34 and 35. The cars 31 and 32 are made shorterthan the ears 6 and 7 because the leaf 33 is provided with ears 34 and35 instead of merely a round bearing. By this arrangement the leaf 33 isspaced from the base 30 about the same distance that the leaf 5 isspaced from the base 8. On the forward end of the leaf 33 is providedthe ears 36 and 37 and the leaf 33 is turned at right anglesso as tobring the ears 36 and 37 to the correctposition for the support of theswinging block. The swinging block may be the same as the block 15 whichuses a separate cotter pin for its support or the block may be as shownat 38 which has fixed trunnions 39 and tO integral ther with, or theblock 41 may be used which is split as indicated at 42 andthe two halvesI have shown a modified in which indicates a base having a lug 51 castthereon on which at 52 are pivoted special hinges 53 and 54. Thesehinges have each special ear 55 thereon that supports the block 56 byits trunnions and permits it to swing as the screw 57 is turned. Theseears may be formed one on each of the stationary leaves or on the pinsby which the two leaves of the hinge are joined together. The mirrorsect-ions 5S and 59 are attached directly to the swinging leaves 60 and(51 or" the hinges. The mirror sections are shown pivoted at the top ofthe frame although it is obvious that they might be pivoted lower downand the position of the pivot and adjusting screw may be reversed.

I claim:

1. In a compound hinge for automobile mirrors, the combination of a baseplate, a lug provided on said base plate, a pair of hinges each havingone leaf pivoted on said lug, a trunnion block supported by said hinges,a rotating screw stud mounted to turn in said base and threaded thrusaid trunnion block to connect the free end of said hinges to said baseplate, said trunnion block being adapted to move toward and away hin esmounted to swing on said lug, a

b screw stud mounted to rotate in said base plate and making threadedengagement with said pair of hinges to simultaneously swing said pair ofhinges on said lug on the retation 01": said screw stud.

3. In a compound hinge for automobile mirrors, the combination of a baseplate, a lug provided on said base plate a pair. of hinges mounted toswing on said lug, a screw stud mounted to rotate in said base plate,said screw stud being adapted to simultaneously swing said pair oihinges on said lug.

In a compound hinge for supporting the inner ends of two coupled mirrorseotions, the combination of a base plate, a lug provided on said baseplate, a pair of hinges mounted to swing on means for simultaneouslyturning said inner ends of said mirror sections on said pair of hingesby swin ing said hinges on said lug.

5. In a compound hinge for automobile mirrors, the combination of a baseplate, a lug provided on said base plate a pair of hinges mounted toswing on said lug, means for connecting said pair of hinges, a screwstud mounted to rotate in said base plate and making threaded engagementwith said connecting means, said screw stud being adapted to swing saidpair of hinges with its connecting means on said lug on the rotation ofsaid screw stud.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ERIC isonnvena.

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